RR beat the Hawks during the Summer and have always played them tough. Its never been a huge size differential. Your analysis is pedestrian. Watch the film, and compare the stats and tell me why the RRs now have the upper hand versus the Hawks. Is it a match up issue or coaching? Is one staff rolling the ball out while the other is game planning and making in game adjustments.
Sorry, It has a lot to do with the rest of the 2022 club players growing 2-4" and maturing over the last year. The Hawks players who have always been bigger, faster and more physically mature than the rest of 2022 are leveling off. That is why they did not run the table after HoCo last season like they have in years past. Its not coaching rocket science. Hawks practice more than anyone and their coaches do a fine job. They beat RR 10-2 in HoCo last Spring because they were well coached, well practiced and RR struggled to stop a couple of the Hawks players due to their size and speed. Of course RR improved and has good coaching, but don't discount the natural 8-9th grade age as it relates to puberty and accelerated growth. If you watched the game Sunday, the Hawks almost looked like the smaller team. Their players that used to tower over everyone are no longer the biggest kids on the field. Game on.
